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Canadian Countermark

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Canada Start Price:125.00 CAD Estimated At:250.00 - 300.00 CAD
Canadian Countermark
SOLD
135.00CAD+ buyer's premium
This item SOLD at 2016 Sep 29 @ 19:56UTC-4 : AST/EDT


Buyer’s Premiums will be added on all items as per the Terms & Conditions of the sale. Invoices will be emailed out following the Toronto Coin Expo Convention. Visit gbellauctions.com to view a digital copy of the catalogue for this sale.
Canadian Countermark

1877. / SHOO FLY! / ? / & / PULL DOWN / YOUR VEST. all enclosed by stars on obv. of Success to the Fisheries penny, Br 917 (Brunk S-414).

Shoo-Fly “the animal’s friend” kept insects off cattle. In the 1913 Farm Journal the firm advertised its product had been endorsed by farmers since 1885. In the early twentieth century the Shoo Fly Company was located at 1310 North Tenth Street in Philadelphia (Larry Laevens). (Brunk, Gregory G. Merchant and Privately Countermarked Coins. 2003).

Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.